Saturday, November 23, 2019

It’s Family Time~Susannah Wood "Sue" Sellers Thurman



Susannah Wood "Sue" Sellers was born on 9 May 1855, a daughter of Pvt. Hardy Sellers and Mary E. Hancock. She was the sixth of seven children born to Hardy and Mary Sellers.

On 27 March 1879, Susannah Wood “Sue” Sellers and William James “Dock” Thurman were married in Chesterfield, South Carolina. They are first enumerated in the 1880 Census for Chesterfield County.

William James "Dock" Thurman, son of John Aaron Thurman and Elizabeth Copeland, was born on 24 Jun 1852 in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Susannah Wood Sellers and William James Thurman had the following children:

i. James Perkins Thurman, born 1 Jul 1880, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mollie Sullivan; died 19 Jan 1964, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
ii. William Frank Thurman, born 27 May 1883, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Ella Gulledge; died 10 Mar 1962, Chesterfield County, North Carolina.
iii. Phillip Sellers Thurman, born Feb 1886, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Annie Pauline Sellers; died 19 Apr 1941, Gills Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina.
iv. May Susannah Thurman, born 13 Mar 1892, Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Thomas Clyde Webster; died 21 Feb 1972, Dillon, Dillon, South Carolina.
v. Carrie Elizabeth Thurman, born 20 Jan 1894, Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William Redmond Eddins; died 8 May 1984.
vi. John Thomas Thurman, born 6 Dec 1897, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Cora Geneva Gulledge; died 14 Apr 1961, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Susannah Wood "Sue" Sellers Thurman died on 29 Apr 1939 at the age of 83 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
William James "Dock" Thurman died on 9 Oct 1932 at the age of 80 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
Sue and Dock Thurman are buried in the Ruby Cemetery.


Susannah Wood "Sue" Sellers Thurman is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.















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